UK economy

More than 100 people protesting against government austerity cuts descend on the London home of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

The double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared as revised figures show a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of 2012.

The UK's tax-collecting service is praised by MPs for recovering billions of pounds in lost revenue - but it could have been considerably more if it had not shed so many jobs.

British defence giant BAE Systems secures a £1.6bn deal with Saudi Arabia that will safeguard more than 240 jobs that were under threat at its Yorkshire factory.

As GM chooses Ellesmere Port for the production of the new Astra, Channel 4 News looks at the differences between British and German workers' rights and pay to find out why Britain closed the deal.

The government has emphasised that while civil servants are being encouraged to vary their work journeys to avoid Olympic disruption, there will be no reduction in the amount of work they do.

A new Trunki will roll off the UK production line every 45 seconds by the end of May now that the iconic ride-on suitcase maker has moved manufacturing from China to Britain.

Spain partially nationalised banking giant Bankia SA after concerns about its real estate exposure in a scenario reminiscent of the Irish crisis following the 2008 implosion of Lehman Bros.

Chancellor George Osborne seeks to head off growing Conservative unrest in the wake of last week's local election results by promising to focus on "the things that really matter".

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt pledges to give the Leveson inquiry all private texts and emails he sent to his special adviser, as pressure grows for an inquiry into his handling of the BSkyB bid.